Happy Friday friends and welcome to the Simon Says Stamp Hey Bestie & Love You More Release Day 1 Blog Hop! Today I have a card showcase featuring lots of stamps and dies from both the Hey Bestie and Love You More Releases to share with you! SO many great products that make the most incredible cards! We are going to create three entirely different backgrounds and then add cute critter embellishments and sentiments from the Lifting Hearts Stamp Set or Pawsome Love Stamp Set to finish each design. Let's get started!
V I D E O T U T O R I A L
Watch the creation of these love-themed cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
With so many great new background stamps and the incredible new Thanks On A Line Dies I decided to concentrate on building the backgrounds first and then adding cute critters next! The result is three entirely different cards all featuring cute critters!
For my first card, I die cut the Thanks On A Line Dies from Hero Hues Peony, Lawn Fawn Ballet Slippers, Lawn Fawn Guava, Lawn Fawn Raspberry, Hero Hues Cherry, and Hero Hues Cranberry cardstocks and adhered them to a white top fold card base. I love the ombre effect. Consider creating these in any color combination you love or even in rainbow! How fun is that?!!!
Images from the Pawsome Love Stamp Set were stamped on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with no line coloring ink and colored in with the following Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers:
- Light Pink Heart: Sugared Almond Pink, Blender
- Red Heart: Red
- Light Red Heart: Light Carmine
- Cat: Beige, Medium Beige, Pale Pink, Red, Light Carmine
The images were die cut with the Pawsome Love Stamp Set and adhered to the design as shown.
A sentiment from the Pawsome Love Stamp Set was stamped on smooth white cardstock with Pinkfresh Studio Candy Apple Ink, die cut with a Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Labels Die, and adhered to the card with foam adhesive.
Nuvo Crystal Drops in White Blizzard were added to the hearts for a bit of sparkle.
The next card background was created by stamping the Heart To Heart Background on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with clear embossing ink and heat embossing with white embossing powder. The hearts were watercolored with the following Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and a water brush pen:
- Light Pink Hearts: Sugared Almond Pink
- Red: Red, Light Carmine
- Mint: Turquoise Green, Green Shadow
- Dark Pink: Pink, Light Pink or Peach Pink, Sugared Almond Pink
Once the background was completely dry, a Simon Says Stamp A2 Thin Frame Die was used to die cut a rectangle frame from the background. I die cut the frame from smooth white cardstock as well and then created an inlay background on a white top fold card base. This is my favorite way to add instant interest and framing to a background!
An image from the Pawsome Love Stamp Set was stamped on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with no line coloring ink and colored in with the following Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers:
- Red Heart: Red
- Cat: Beige, Medium Beige, Pale Pink, Red, Light Carmine
The image was die cut with the Pawsome Love Stamp Set and adhered to the design with foam adhesive.
Sentiments from the Pawsome Love Stamp Set were stamped on smooth white cardstock with Pinkfresh Studio Mint and Raspberry Bliss inks, die cut with Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Labels Dies, and adhered to the card with foam adhesive.
Nuvo Crystal Drops in White Blizzard was added to the heart balloon for a bit of sparkle. Additional Nuvo Crystal Drops in Nuvo Crystal Drops in White Blizzard and Gloss White were scattered throughout the background.
For the scene card, I first stamped the Heart Garland Background on smooth white cardstock with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. I applied Pinkfresh Studio Mint ink over the embossed background with a blending brush. Excess ink was removed from the embossed areas with a dry rag.
Next, I stamped the You Are Background over the stamped, embossed, and inked background with Pinkfresh Studio Mint ink for a subtle text pattern. Excess ink was again removed from the embossed areas with a dry rag.
Cloud borders were die cut from Simon Says Stamp Vellum using the Mama Elephant Landscape Trio cloud border. Greetings from the Lifting Hearts Stamp Set were stamped on one of the borders with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder.
Images from the Lifting Hearts Stamp Set were stamped on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with no line coloring ink and colored in with the following Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers:
- Bunny with balloons: Platinum Brown, Gray Tint, Pale Pink, Blender, Peach Pink, Sugared Almond Pink, Red, Light Carmine, Turquoise Green, Green Shadow
- Mice with balloon and present: Platinum Brown, Gray Tint, Pale Pink, Blender, Peach Pink, Sugared Almond Pink, Turquoise Green, Green Shadow
- Light pink balloon and heart: Sugared Almond Pink, Blender
- Red balloon and heart: Red, Light Carmine
- Dark pink balloon: Peach Pink, Sugared Almond Pink
- Mint balloon: Turquoise Green, Green Shadow
- Light red heart: Light Carmine
The images were die cut with the Lifting Hearts Stamp Set and adhered to the design as shown.
Nuvo Crystal Drops in White Blizzard were added to the hearts for a bit of sparkle.
Be sure to visit the Simon Says Stamp blog on Saturday January 11th for even more inspiration!
S U P P L I E S
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S H O P P I N G
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G I V E A W A Y
Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop. Be sure to leave a comment here, as well as every stop along the hop for a chance to win! Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, the 15th of January. If you are are a winner email Simon Says Stamp to claim your prize!
K E E P H O P P I N G
- Simon Says Stamp Blog
- Jennifer McGuire
- Cathy Zielske
- Nina-Marie Trapani
- Nichol Spohr
- Lisa Addesa
- Heather Ruwe
- Suzy Plantamura
- Kathy Racoosin
- Heather Hoffman
- Barb Engler
- Cheiron Brandon
- Lea Lawson
- Betty Wright
- Bobbi Lemanski
This post is part of the Simon Says Stamp Hey Bestie & Love You More Release Day 1 Blog Hop:
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